West Leeds physiotherapist and pilates instructor Louise Samuels has launched a new, physio-led reformer and mat pilates studio at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley.
Classes are available at Duo Pilates, which is located above The Mill Kitchen, from beginner to advanced levels.
Classes merge Louise’s pilates and physio expertise, to help members progress in gaining strength and flexibility – to help achieve general health and fitness or rehabilitation goals.
Before launching Duo Pilates, Louise ran her popular pilates business ‘Louise Samuels Physio-Led Pilates’ at venues in Farsley for several years, alongside her role as a private Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist at PhysioFit in Horsforth.
Louise said: “I’m thrilled to be launching Duo Pilates and thankful to my loyal members that I’m in the position to open my own studio. I’m also bringing on board a team of like-minded Physiotherapists with specialist Pilates instructors, to support in running more classes, every day of the week.”
Louise is a HCPC registered and Chartered Senior Physiotherapist, with over 12 years of experience across the NHS and private settings, including as physio to young athletes at Leeds United’s talent centres.
My passion for Pilates began following the birth of my two children, as I found it significantly helped improve my posture and restore my core and pelvic stability after pregnancy and birth,” she said.
“It was feeling and seeing these benefits first hand that led me on the journey to become an instructor and I’ve since helped people rehabilitate using Pilates exercises and taught classes in the local community for over five years”.
Class member, Lauren Jones commented: “At the pregnancy and postnatal classes, Louise used her expertise to teach us what was happening to our bodies and advise on how we could manage specific pregnancy-related aches and pains and our postnatal recovery.
These were things that really helped me and my friends in the classes, yet weren’t mentioned by any health professional in my entire pregnancy journey or after I had my baby.
“Joining has been so valuable from a social aspect, too. I’ve made friends for life at the classes and it made pregnancy and maternity leave a much more enjoyable experience.”
Classes were fully booked up weeks prior to the studio opening – people can sign up to the waitlist on the Duo Pilates website.
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